Campo di volontariato
Ebukobelo Primary School
Ebukobelo Primary School, KENYA
Attività principali
The school was founded in 2016 and the pupils’ enrolment is 444 pupils, 226 boys and 218 girls.
The school has 15 teachers teaching right from the early childhood education, primary school and junior primary school.
The school has six permanent and four semi-permanent classrooms, staffroom and an administration block.
The school is located on 0.9 acres that has adequate room for expansion.
It is located in a densely populated area in Vihiga county of Western Kenya, an area that receives rainfall throughout the year and hence the local community members are food sufficient as the communal land is utilized for small-scale agriculture that is the foremost economic driver of the people at the grassroots
• Teaching
• Playing with children
• Brick making and sand harvesting
• Home visits
• Inter-cultural education to foster global cooperation
Campo di volontariato
Ebukobelo Primary School
03 lug → 24 lug (22 giorni · 21 notti)
Dettagli
Luogo Ebukobelo Primary School, KENYA
Area tematica MANU, EDU, KIDS
Età 18-99
Lingua Inglese
Codice KVDA/STV/07B
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Pasti
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Punto d'incontro
International arrivals at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya. Volunteers will be picked up subject to provision of full flight information. KVDA staff will have a pager displayed with full names of the volunteer inscribed.
Aeroporto più vicino: NBO
Dove alloggerai
• The host community will provide a house to accommodate the volunteers with basic living conditions.
• Volunteers have an obligation to climb down the level of the people with the aim of exposure to development challenges.
• KVDA will provide foodstuffs and volunteers will cook their own meals in turns.
• Water is available from springs and it is recommended that drinking water should be boiled or medicated.
• Mineral water available at supermarkets is recommended.
• There is electricity connection at the project and solar energy in case of power outages and the volunteers can charge electric appliances at the project.
Scopri Ebukobelo Primary School
Volunteer have the opportunity to visit local villages and experience cultural diversity among the Banyore Community from the Legendary Luhya ethnic group
KVDA offers educational tours to spectacular sites of interests and we welcome volunteers interested to request through email for specific information.
We look forward to welcoming you to our wonderful country Kenya.
Requisiti
WHAT TO CARRY:
• Working clothes, light clothes during working hours and warm clothes especially during camp fire.
• Gloves
• Mosquito net and mosquitoes’ repellent
• Musical instrument {optional}
• Sleeping bag, mat and a pillow.
• Torch or flash light
• Water purifiers {optional}.
• Personal effects {i.e. soap, toothpaste, toiletries}
• National flag of your country
• Meals you will prepare to be shared among the participants during the cultural nights from your country.
• Donations in form of books or learning materials appropriate for Primary school children, toys, balls, e.t.c. are welcome.
• Kindly note that medical donations are inappropriate.
• A happy and positive attitude
Organizzatore
KVDA is an indigenous, non-political and membership organization which is non-sectarian and non-profit making started in 1962 as a work camp organization registered under the Societies’ Act. In 1993, KVDA was registered as a Non-Governmental organization by the establishment of the NGOs Coordination Act.
Vision Statement of KVDA: We envisage KVDA as an organization with a large membership working towards the improvement of quality of life of the community.
Mission Statement of KVDA: Mobilizing all-purpose resources to support community development initiatives.
Core Values or Operating Principles
· Promotion of voluntarism.
· Transparency and accountability.
· Participatory evaluation of projects.
· Local community ownership of projects:
· Continuous research and development.
· Regular follow up of projects.
· A learning organization.
· Documentary evidence of processes and events.
Strategic Objectives
· Afford voluntary service opportunities to young people.
· Mobilize communities to action.
· Supplement formal education with experiential learning.
· Create awareness amongst Kenyan communities about development issues.
· Foster global peace, friendship and understanding.
· Mobilizing all-purpose resources to promote grassroots development
Values
KVDA has a 62-year history of working to “develop against dependence” while cultivating trust and friendships with volunteers and partner organizations all over the world. The three mandates of the organization are as follows:
■ The Association shall be a non-profit, non-governmental, non-religious and non-political Association, whose inspiration is the furtherance of peace, friendship, understanding, development, democracy and equality among peoples of different cultures and backgrounds.
■ The Association is dedicated to seeking opportunities for young men and women from diverse national, cultural and educational backgrounds to live, work and share life and experiences in order to improve their world, to provide voluntary services to marginalized communities, to acquire alternative education, to gather information and build international cooperation.
■ The Association is further dedicated to mobilizing resources within and across national borders to support community development initiatives whose aims are to eradicate poverty and human suffering as well as to promote democracy and justice among peoples.
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